Union Berlin to be relegated from the German Bundesliga have shortened from 2/1 to 21/20 at 10bet, with three of four bookmakers cutting their odds.
The odds on Union Berlin to be relegated from the German Bundesliga have been slashed from 2/1 to 21/20 with 10Bet, and the alarm bells are ringing loudly around the Alten Försterei.
Bet365 still offer the best price on Union Berlin to be relegated from the German Bundesliga at 5/4.
Three of four bookmakers have cut their odds on Union Berlin.
Borussia Mgladbach remain the favourites at 11/10 with Bet365, leaving Union Berlin second-shortest.
The move follows a 5-0 DFB-Pokal hammering at FC Koln, which ended Union Berlin's cup run.
Few results get the bookies twitching like a proper cup hiding, and Union Berlin copped one at FC Koln, crashing out of the DFB-Pokal after a 5-0 defeat. That came hot on the heels of a messy draw at Augsburg in the Bundesliga, where summer signing Felix Uduokhai saw a straight red card inside the first half hour. The centre-back has since been handed a two-match ban by the DFB sports court, which strips the back line of a key body at exactly the wrong moment. A defence that has just shipped that many goals in a single outing can ill afford to lose anybody.
That is the football reasoning behind the market reaction. Union Berlin to be relegated from the German Bundesliga was a 2/1 shot before this week. 10Bet have now cut that to 21/20, with QuinnBet matching them, and the pattern is clear: the traders are reading the Koln thrashing as more than a one-off cup wobble. Mauro Lustrinelli was appointed ahead of this campaign, and he is now being asked to steady a side whose defensive frailty is the story of the moment. Our view is that the move is justified. A team leaking goals and losing a centre-back to suspension does not look ready to pull clear of trouble any time soon.
German Bundesliga Relegation odds
Best odds 5/4 with Bet365, worst 21/20 with 10Bet and QuinnBet. Bet365 are the outlier here, with the other two firms both quoting a shorter price on Union Berlin.
Last updated: 31 October 2026, 09:24 UK time
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Will Union Berlin be relegated from the German Bundesliga?
Borussia Mgladbach are the favourites at a best price of 11/10 with Bet365. Union Berlin are second-shortest at 5/4 with Bet365, and the gap between the top two is thin enough that one more bad afternoon could flip the order. For now, though, Borussia Mgladbach stay at the head of the market, with Union Berlin the side the money is chasing. Paderborn and Schalke complete the leading group in these German Bundesliga odds, but both sit further out than the top two.
Borussia Mgladbach – the favourites at 11/10 with Bet365.
Union Berlin – second-shortest at 5/4 with Bet365, and shortening after their cup hammering.
Paderborn – next in line at 11/8 with Bet365.
Schalke – 15/8 with Bet365, the longest price of these four.
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Can Union Berlin avoid being relegated from the German Bundesliga?
The answer starts this weekend, when Union Berlin host FC Koln at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei in the Bundesliga, an immediate shot at revenge on the side that just put five past them. Home comforts offer some hope, because Union Berlin are undefeated in their last 5 home matches against FC Koln in all competitions. After that comes a trip to SC Freiburg, and the defence has to stand up on the road as well as at home. Until Lustrinelli's side produce a stubborn, clean display that quietens the doubts about their back line, the odds on Union Berlin look more inclined to keep shortening than to drift, and Borussia Mgladbach's spot at the top of the market is far from safe.
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